Far-right Party for Freedom gaining in polls ahead of Netherlands election

Leftwing parties urge people to vote tactically to prevent Geert Wilders' party winning power Leftwing parties in the Netherlands have urged people to vote strategically to avoid a far-right government after a poll showed last-minute gains for Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom (PVV). Wilders, whose manifesto calls for an asylum "stop" and ban on "Islamic schools, Qu'rans and mosques", said it was a "game changer" when a poll on Saturday evening put him level with Mark Rutte's party, the People's ...